  CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
broadcast flag
Copy-protection scheme for over-the-air DTV broadcasts that restricts recording of "flagged" shows. Its function applies only to digital outputs on DTV devices, specifically DTV receivers, TVs, and PC-based DTV tuner cards. Forthcoming flag-compliant products will refuse to digitally output/transfer any flagged show to a nonflagged legacy device or software. 
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